Oil dip stick wiper



Dec. 11, 1956 R. A. SOUTER 2,773,277

OIL DIP STICK WIPER Filed Jan. 16; 1956 United States Patent OIL DIPSTICK WIPER Raymond A. Souter, Bellflower, Calif. Application January16, 1956, Serial No. 559,158

1 Claim. (Cl. 15-210) This invention relates to an oil dip stick wiper,particularly for the dip sticks which are used to determine the amountof oil in the crankcase of an engine.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel dip stick wiper of thecharacter stated, which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture, and which will effectively remove the surplus oil from thesurface of a dip stick.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel dip stick wiper ofthe character stated, in which the pads between which the dip stick isdrawn are pressed together in a novel and eifective manner.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a novel dip stickwiper in which the two pads which serve as the wiper surfaces are heldtogether and assembled in a novel and distinctive manner.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from theaccompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and theappended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is top plan view of my dip stick wiper with parts broken awayto show interior construction.

Figure 2 is an end view of the same.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawing my dip stick wiper includestwo rectangular pads 1-2 which are formed of a nonmetallic material,such as felt, sponge rubber, or the like. These pads are small enough tobe held in the hand and are absorbent so that oil from the dip stickwill be readily absorbed in the pads and, furthermore, the pads beingnonmetallic are flexible and, therefore, will closely surround andeffectively engage the surface of the dip stick for the purpose ofremoving the oil therefrom. The dip stick 3 is the usual long metallicrod which is inserted in the crankcase :of an engine and withdrawntherefrom for the purpose of determining the level of oil. The surplusoil is, therefore, removed from the dip stick 3 by means of the pads 1and 2.

The pads 1 and 2 are held in proper position relative to each other, andalso are pressed together in the followmanner: A wire clip 4 issubstantially U-shaped and includes a pair of spaced fingers 5-6 whichextend transversely through both of the pads 1 and 2, substantially asshown. The fingers 5 and 6 are each bent outwardly to form a shallowhook, as shown at 7 and 8 respectively. A coil spring 9 extends betwenthe hooks 7-8 and is looped over these books for the purpose of holdingthe spring in position. The spring 9 is of the tension type and tends topull the fingers 5-6 together, and also the spring engages one surfaceof the pad 2 throughout its length, and this action not only holds theclip 4 in position "but also holds the pads 1-2 in their properrelation, and presses the engaging surfaces of the two pads together forthe purpose of tightly engaging the dip stick 3 when it is pushedbetween the pads 1-2 for the purpose of cleaning the stick. An eye orloop 10 may be provided on the clip 4 by twisting the central part ofthe clip together, and this loop or eye serves as a hand hold or meansof hanging or supporting the dip stick wiper.

Having described by invention, I claim:

An oil dip stick wiper comprising a pair of pads, said pad being formedof a nonmetallic, flexible and oil absorbent material, one of thesurfaces of said pads bearing against a like surface of the adjacentpad, a metallic clip securing said pads in juxtaposition, said clipbeing formed with a finger at each end thereof, said fingers extendingtransversely through said pads and one end of the fingers projectingbeyond a pad, a loop formed on said clip between said fingers, and acoil spring attached at each end to the projecting ends of the fingers,said coil spring bearing against one of said pads throughout the lengthof said spring.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,922,450 OBrien Aug. 15, 1933 2,250,374 Hays July 2, 1941 FOREIGNPATENTS 62,053 Austria June 15, 1913 345,563 Canada Oct. 30, 1934

